Lifestyle
Countries with more women in government are less corrupt: study
Countries with more women in government are less corrupt: st...
A greater representation of women in the government is bad news for corruption, according to a new study published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Bhadra and Rupasi, a pair of rhinos being sent to China as gift
Bhadra and Rupasi, a pair of rhinos being sent to China as g...
CHITWAN, June 17: Bharda and Rupasi are among the two pairs of rhinoceros that the government is sending to the Government of People's Republic of China as gifts.
Jun 17, 2018
Lifestyle
Chris Hardwick’s talk show pulled off amid sexual assault allegation
Chris Hardwick’s talk show pulled off amid sexual assault al...
Chris Hardwick’s former girlfriend Chloe Dykstra posted an essay on online publishing platform, Medium, in which she talked about the “emotional abuse” she underwent during her relationship. She did not name Hardwick in her post.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Palpa's rural municipality unlikely to meet Zero Home Delivery targets
Palpa's rural municipality unlikely to meet Zero Home Delive...
Pregnant women are opting to give birth at home rather than in health facilities at Purwa Khola rural municipality-1, largely due to unawareness and geographical remoteness.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Kathmandu-Hetauda road obstructed by landslip
Kathmandu-Hetauda road obstructed by landslip
HETAUDA, June 17: Kathmandu-Hetauda road under the Madan Bhandari Highway has been disrupted by a landslide triggered by a rain last night at Manebhanjgyan and Sukaura dam of Sisneri.
Jun 17, 2018
WORLD
US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
Talks with the United States over how to reform the main U.N. rights body have failed to meet Washington's demands, activists and diplomats say, suggesting that the Trump administration will quit the Geneva forum whose session opens on Monday.
Jun 17, 2018
My City
Souls of My City: Grandmother Stories # 3
Souls of My City: Grandmother Stories # 3
Keshari Maharjan
One can find 70-year-old Keshari Maharjan working at Kriti Buddha Bihar. When she started working there some 40 years back, she was full of energy, but at present, her pace has slowed down. Currently, she’s limited only to easier tasks.
Jun 17, 2018
ECONOMY
NTC expands 3G services at 80 places in Dhaulagiri Zone
NTC expands 3G services at 80 places in Dhaulagiri Zone
BAGLUNG, June 17: Nepal Telecom has expanded its 3G service to 80 places in Dhaulagiri Zone, an increment from 21 earlier.
Jun 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Dang records over 5,000 cataract patients
Dang records over 5,000 cataract patients
DANG, June 17: At least 5,657 people from Dang suffer from cataract, according to a study by Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Rapti.
Jun 17, 2018
WORLD
Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi eugenics program: Pope Francis
Abortion is 'white glove' equivalent to Nazi eugenics progra...
Pope Francis has denounced abortion as the "white glove" equivalent of the Nazi-era eugenics program and urged families to accept the children that God gives them.
Jun 17, 2018